Comica VM20 DSLR Mic Review | vs RODE Videomic NTG | 74hr Battery Life
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- This is the first Comica Shotgun Mic I've reviewed and I have to say I am impressed. The sound is a little deeper compared to the Rode Videomic NTG, but still performed very well in producing great sound at this price point. While it is missing a bunch of bells and whistles that the RODE videomic NTG has, it still performs where it counts in the sound.
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Gear I use and talked about in this episode. The links below are to Amazon (US, CAN, UK, DE, FR, ES, IT), Adorama, Ebay, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I may earn from qualifying purchases:
Comica VM20: geni.us/RppZO (Amazon, eBay, Adorama)
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TIMECODE
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0:00 TLDR
1:38 General Info
3:07 Sound Test bed
3:15 Sound Test
3:23 Noise Floor Test
3:29 Scream Test
3:38 Scream Test #2
3:45 Battery Life Test
4:09 Sound Rejection Test
4:26 Windmuff Test
4:44 Comica vs RODE
5:46 C vs R Sound Test
6:02 The Bottom Line
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GEAR I USE FOR THIS EPISODE
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Sony A7S iii (Talking Head Cam) - geni.us/yk0B6 (Amazon)
Sony A7S iii Lens - geni.us/YleOLG (Amazon, Ebay)
Sony ZV-1 (B-roll Camera) - geni.us/bpnS (Amazon, Adorama, Ebay)
GH5 (Light Test Camera) - geni.us/ZszOTiO (Amazon, Ebay, Adorama)
GH5 Lens - geni.us/CoFnvmg (Amazon, Ebay, Adorama)
RØDE Video Mic NTG - geni.us/hL6DUpb (Amazon, Ebay, Adorama)
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Awesome, so this is like a cheaper version of the Deity V-Mic D3 Pro as well as the Rode. I think if that deadcat is anything like the old Rode videomic deadcat, you're meant to put it over the foam pop-filter it's quite snug and stops the thing from flopping around the mic in the wind if it changes direction. :-)
Hey hey again Neil!
Ya know... I think it is! I don't have a D3 Pro to test but if I remember correctly it was somewhat similar in feature set... I think the D3 had some sort of "standby auto on" mode, but it drained batteries in this mode vs the RØDE that did not.
Oh shoooooot I did not think of that about the deadcat, that makes total sense! I wonder if that messes with the sound a little and become more muffled going from the fur and through the foam. Either way, wonderful to know!
@@TLDR_filmmaker You are right about the stand by mode of the D3 Pro… it was driving me insane. Since it's kinda pretending to have a out off but really it does not.
I actually would recommend anybody: if you have the budget, go for the Rode VideoMic NTG. Otherwise a mic without any auto off is better than one with half a auto off 🙈.
This one sounds great in that regard and in comparison to how I remember my D3 Pro.
Once again...a concise and methodical review. This mic has been sitting in my Amazon wish list for over a month. I have watch many reviews, but after watching your review, this mic is certainly for me. I have a Canon M50 and a DJI Pocket II. If I had a $3500.00 Sony A7III or a Canon R5, I would get the RODE. The higher end equipment would assuredly justify a higher end mic. Thanks again!
Hey hey again Mark!
You're most welcome! I'm so glad this review was helpful in something you were contemplating on investing in!
As always - your reviews rocks!
Keep on goin' !
Hey hey again RZ Experience!
I sure will! I sincerely appreciate you stopping by and checking out the video!!
Oh my goodness!!! I love your on camera presence!!!! You do a fabulous job explaining (love the time lapse test!).
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You do not get the standard response haha!
Thank you for the kind words! I love your clubhouse presenter presence and I feel blessed to learn from the best! Can't wait to see your next Safari video on Frogs!!
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Great review man thanks!!
Hey hey Anything And Everything Outdoors!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and commenting!
You're most welcome!
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Great comparison video as always!
It really does look like the deity d3 pro that I have. Would be cool to compare the two if you ever get your hands on one.
Hey hey again Little Mountain Life!
That's what other commenters are saying! If @Deity ever want's me to take a look at the D3 Pro to pit it against the RØDE and Comica, I would be more than happy to make that comparison video!
Yes to all your questions at the end. That’s why I have the Rode VideoMic NTG. LOL!!!
MrHeeeeeeeeeng always ringin' the bells and tweeting the whistles lol! Yea I need those too lol
Great review! Another cheap option if you're just starting out is the Takstar sgc-600. I'd love to review the Comica too though!
Hey hey AJ!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and commenting!
I used to have that really famous cheap Takstar SGC 200 something? Can't remember the model, it was like $30. It was great! I'll have to look into what else they have these days!
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Very helpfull. Thanks!
Hey hey Vitor!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and commenting!
So glad you found this video helpful! I will continue to do my best with my content and reviews!
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Great review as always TL;DR! Now we all await your RODE Wireless Go II review lol. I know, I know
Hey hey again The Macronical!
Haha, I should be done with my RODE GO II review by Wednesday!
@@TLDR_filmmaker Look forward to it my guy!
Very helpful and well done/presented review. To me, this Comica VM20 mic sounds really nice and am going to buy this over Rode Videomic NTG. For my audio recordings I usually use pro XLR mics. Thanks.
By the way, how do you give the RUclips sound treatment?
Hey hey Sung Yun!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and commenting!
So glad this video was helpful! My youtube sound treatment is only a
EQ lowering of 1khz (for my voice).
Noise Gate
Compressor
Limiter
and thats it.
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Great job. I just discovered your channel with the video "6 tricks with Rode wireless Go". 😂 😂 😂 Yesterday I ordered the Rode Wireless Go II. Greetings from Spain .
Hey hey Jesús!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and commenting!
So glad you enjoyed the 6 tricks video and that you ordered the RODE GO II! I'm currently doing my tests on the GO II and will hopefully release my findings next week!
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@@TLDR_filmmaker Thanks for the reply. Waiting to receive the Rode GO II and your review. I think it is a wireless option with great creative possibilities, and if you can already connect the TXs to the ST bus outputs of the mixer and send the signal to the camera or smartphone with RX, that would be great!! . Thanks a lot!!!
Yo great review! Really appreciated the key and peele reference 😂 Was wondering if you had a tutorial for youtube audio? I usually just add a compressor and a limiter in final cut pro, but don't really like the sound
Hey hey Daniel!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and asking a question!
Check out @Curtis Judd 's channel, he has a video about "dialogue for video" he will go into how to EQ for your voice and how to find the frequencies to lower in your voice that may be a bit rough sounding. I use his technique for my own voice. Hope this helps!
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Good stuff.
Hey hey Quinn!
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So glad you enjoyed it! I will continue to do my best with my reviews and content!
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I have been watching many of your videos and I LOVE THEM
I am planning to buy this comica v20.
I have a question: What long cable are you using to connect this Comica to your recorder or Camera?
Is it Rode cable or what??
I hope you answer my question.
Thank you in advance.
Hey hey Harry!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and asking a question!
The long cable I used was this one: geni.us/kcTEP (affiliate link) but its not the longest and only good for this type of application where I'm talking near the camera. If you need longer you'll want to use the RODE 30" extension cable: geni.us/X7e2F (affiliate link)
Hope this helps!
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As usually, you make very good analysis: concise and methodical, going to the point of interest.
Please, I would like to know your opinion between Comica CVM-VM20 and Boya BY-BM3031.
Thanks!
Hey hey again Felipe!
I can't really answer this question as I don't have experience with the Boya. My best advice is to listen to as many tests from other reviews as possible and see which one you like the sound of, and then compare it to the price point and features to see if it fits your budget, since both are quite different in price. The only real major difference is the battery. The Boya would be easier to swap, but the Comica lasts so long that it probably doesn't matter. So in my opinion, I would listen to tests, see which you like better and go with that one.
I think considering all the features, Rode wins. The AndyCiny M1 seems like something similar Rode micro. Another great review. Stay safe and blessed!
Hey hey again David!
The RØDE is one heck of a versatile mic, if this Comica had the same Auto On feature I think it would have pushed its value that much further. The other features outside of that one is a bit more specialized for more active creatives. The M1 is definitely very similar to the RODE micro, the only difference is that it has a much higher sensitivity as there are some other similar ones out there that people have reviewed against the Micro.
@@TLDR_filmmaker As always! You don’t only respond to comments, but you also throw in more light. Much appreciated ☺️
Time for you to go see Oh-Shawg-Hennessey LOL! I've had the VideoMic NTG for a month and I just had to send it back to Rode to get fixed for a busted 3.5mm jack. The Rode comes with a 10-year warranty which is insane. It's worth the extra $$ for the auto on/off and the safety track has already saved my arse more than once. The Comica does sound really good and is a great value though, especially since the wind muff for the Rode adds another $40. Thanks for your video!
Hey hey Brian!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and commenting!
I hear Oh-Shawg-Hennessey's office is packed with delinquents these days, all of them have a mouth lol! All great points, just gotta see what your needs are and purchase accordingly. Save the extra cash because you may need it to buy some ice for your raw behind if you keep getting sent to the principle office too many times AARON! lol
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Hey Hey again on camera person I don't know the name of!
I have the Rode VideoMic NTG, and use it all the time. I wasn't in the market for this, but I watched it anyway because your videos are always great. I never heard of Comica until recently. I was thinking about buying the boom X since it did more than the original Rode Wireless Go, but never did (glad I waited). Too bad they have fewer functions in this mic than the Rode. I don't know what else the VideoMic NTG could do, but I feel like the wireless Go clones helped make the Wireless Go II better (or maybe Rode would have upgraded it anyway, impossible to say for certain)
Hey hey again Dave!
Say whaaaat? Most other OG's on in the comments have figured it out already haha.
I sincerely appreciate you checking out the video anyways! I think the competition to try and beat RØDE gave them a great idea of what to do to really stay ahead. I'm currently finishing up my tests with the RODE GO II to see what it can really do, so far... I am very impressed what all we get for $100 more than the original. Stay tuned for that review!
Quite informative, well done. How would you rate the comica against the deity D3 pro ? For context I own the D3 non pro version and I am looking seriously at adding the Vm 20 to my audio kit
Hey hey again Perspective Caribbean!
Unfortunately when it comes to audio performance, I'm not sure as I don't have a Deity D3 Pro to test. From what I remembered it sounded good and had a nice set of features. If I remember correctly, the D3 had some sort of "standby auto on" mode, but it drained batteries in this mode vs the RØDE that did not. That may be the only major difference that I can think of without testing it.
Great review! VERY helpful. I just subbed and added you to my content creator playlist on YT.
I have a question though: What set up did you use to hook up the mic to your Tascam recorder?
I was thinking that maybe you had to use some kind of TRS female to XLR male adapter. I got one for the purpose of connecting my Comica CVM-VM10II, which is the smaller, unpowered shotgun mic they have. It didn't work very well though. And I'm pretty sure it is because it doesn't have a strong enough signal to bust through whatever resistance in the the TRS to XLR adapter.
All that to say, I'd REALLY appreciate it if you'd give me the skinny on your set up and any insights you might have.
Thanks! Keep on making the great content!
Hey hey Shawn!
You are correct in that I used a simple female 3.5mm to XLR adapter. Because this mic supplies its own power, you only need a passive one. For your Comica VM10II that requires plug-in power. You need a 3.5mm to XLR adapter that coverts phantom power. I use the RODE VXLR+. I have a review of that here: ruclips.net/video/meD0wMh_suk/видео.html
@@TLDR_filmmaker thank you so much! That's super helpful 🙏
Comica going HAM
With some CHEESE!
Hahah Hey hey again Rafael!
@@TLDR_filmmaker rode go ii just announced!
Already got it in and putting it through the tests as well as new ones because it's introduced SO MANY things!!
The dead cat is designed to go over the foam cover and not used on it's own. You will also get better results in the wind doing so.
Hey hey Shaun!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and commenting!
Yup yup, a couple people in the comments corrected me on that one. Makes much more sense and it does work quite well!
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Hey man I watched your videos back some months ago and I figured out what wireless microphone I wanted to get in the future, but now rode has come out with the wireless go 2, and I am wondering if you could do a comparison between the Sarmonic Blink 500 Pro 2 vs rode wireless go?
Hey hey again Kai!
No need to comment on multiple videos to get my attention to ask a question. I still answer questions on videos 3 years back :D
@@TLDR_filmmaker hah awesome! I thought I would do one comment on the most recent vid and one on the relevant vid, guess I dont need to with your channel :))
Are there any news on the Zhiyun TransMount Image Transmitter V2? I have not seen a single review on RUclips about it. It looks like a great alternative to the V1.
Hey hey again DesertCookie!
I have no idea, I'm not really up to news when it comes to gimbal stuff.
You mentioned your 'RUclips sound treatment'. What do you do to improve your audio? Do you have a video on that?
Hey hey Scholer!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and asking a question!
I do not, however if you search up "Curtis Judd EQ", his video about dialogue will pop up and it'll tell you all you need!
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I wish this was available in Canada. Much cheaper than the Rode. Any chance you could review the new DJI wireless mic setup? (similar to the Rode GO II)
Hey hey again Chris!
Huh thats weird, The Comica should be available in Canada, looks like they might be short of stock on Amazon at the moment :(
I'm not sure if I will be reviewing the DJI wireless mic setup, it'll depend if they have any available review units to send me to test. I can certainly ask and see.
Did you do anything in post to remove the "dreaded fans noise" on the SL60W?
Hey hey again Dan!
No I did not, with audio mic reviews I never do any processing except for gain and limiter so that you can hear how the mic will perform in it's raw form/cardioid pattern.
Besides a lav mic would you recomende this mic for a wedding.
Hey hey Paulo!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and asking a question!
I think it depends on how you'd like to use a shotgun mic for a wedding. If you will be using it for getting peoples audio on the fly during a reception just to get their congratulations, the shotgun should be fine as long as you're not over 2ft away from them. If you are using it for scratch audio only on the camera thats going to be matched up with the lavs and not be used as principle audio, Id say go for something much cheaper like a RODE videomicro.
For me personally if I did weddings, I probably would have a powered shotgun mic like this as an emergency use case as most things I will be doing is being recorded wirelessly and internally with a RODE GO II. And then I would have a RODE Micro on my camera to get someone directional scratch audio and ambiences for later edits.
Hope this helps!
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Hi, Do you have a video on your RUclips audio treat you do to your videos?
Hey hey James!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and asking a question!
I do not, however there is an awesome person named @Curtis Judd on youtube. If you type in his name and "dialogue" he has a great video that shows you how to get good audio for dialogue.
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Does the comics have a headphone monitoring function as well?
Hey hey People Like Us!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and asking a question!
No it does not have this function that the RODE has when plugged into a computer.
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Maybe it's my speakers, but the Comica doesn't sound as clear. It's a little more muffled than the Rode.
Hey hey again Steven!
The Comica definitely has a little more bass response as the RODE and maybe a little dip in the mids. I believe the RODE is going for a more flat response that can be EQ'd to taste later.
I'm going to be vlogging outside, unfortunately i have a cohost i don't want. CRICKETS!!!!! What can I do to eliminate the cohost in the background? I'm thinking start with shotgun mic, I'm using Lumafusion to edit.
Hey hey Messiahs Men!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and asking a question!
Unfortunately there is no way to do it with that setup, especially with lumafusion. You're always going to hear the co-host a little bit even if you don't have the shotgun mic pointed at them. You could do very sly editing to mask out their voice, but thats going to be a lot of work and you'll need to capture a lot of "ambient" tone on your mic to make the edit sound natural.
The easiest way to negate this is if you can talk to your co-host and work out a compromise or something. To try and do it in the edit will be a nightmare and requires a lot of forthought on the day of filming and a lot of time trying to play with audio levels and layering additional ambient sounds to make things seemless.
TLDR: Just talk to your co-host and don't try to passively address the issue. If he/she is your co-host than you need to talk and work it out together to see why you don't want them to be heard in the first place. If they don't know how you're feeling about their co-host abilities, then nothing ever gets done, projects gets tainted, and no one moves forward to better things. Just talk to them.
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give comica a try
Hey hey Charlie!
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It really did surprise me how well its sound performed, not bad for the price at all!
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Man the comica comes with a lot if only it had that backup track idk say the rode is a Tad cleaner
Hey hey A1Bokeh!
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Indeed, a safety track could come in handy. Me personally I would have liked it to either had the auto on off or be able to go into USB mic mode. But yea, otherwise the sound is quite nice for what it is!
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@@TLDR_filmmaker ya I could see that I used the takstar for awhile so im used to turning on my mic I always make sure it is on even using my auto turn on mic. see you then!
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So glad this video was helpful! I'll continue to do my best with my reviews and content!
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I’m listening on wired Apple ear buds and the Rode sounded deeper to me
Hey hey Joseph!
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Interesting, I felt it was slightly the other way around with my headphones where the Comica had more bass response over the mids. But that could just be my headphones. Ones of these days I need to figure out how to hit the mics with a full frequency tone and see where the waveforms go to see where the difference is.
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First!
Daaaaaaang Barzin!
This is like your second time getting to the comments again first haha!
At least I think it's the second...in recent times... you may have done more? My brain is tired today lol
I think you can use this as a USB mic...
Hey hey JFlores!
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It does not, when I plugged it into my computer it was not recognized as a mic source and only began charging.
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There's a flaw in your testing. Would recommend you redo your testing using the dead cat correctly. You're supposed to use it OVER the included foam windscreen.
Hey hey Your PCMD!
Thank you so much for checking out this video and commenting!
You are correct, another commenter had brought it to my attention later on when the video was released so I pinned his comment to the top. This is one of those moments I really wish youtube would just allow you to update a video rather than taking it down completely and reupload. That being said, even with the windmuff placed in the wrong way it still did the trick in cutting down the wind from my mouth at close range. I can only imagine that placing it over the foam would further increase its efficiency. So this is why I never took it down and reuploaded a new video as the test would show the same result. I understand this is probably not a suffice answer, but I did learn something from this video and will do better next time if I come across an accessory that doesn't look like what I'm used to seeing with windmuff covers. As I say every video, "Always still learning."
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5:47 Slap a beat on this and you've got a hit
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Hahaha that would be hilarious! Wish I knew how to make my own beats.
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Not AARON! 😂
Maaaan Craig, he done messed up that Aaron. I'd say he even done F*** up lol!
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I'll continue to do my best with my reviews and content!
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